NT Workstation

The obvious problem is either a hardware configuration problem or wrong software configuration problem. The others preclude a proper configuration or improbable situations.

RASGLOSS.HLP is the help file to familiarize the user with communication jargon. Event Viewer will show RAS events logged to the NT event log. PPP.LOG contains detailed logging for PPP sessions.

Workstation supports 1 connection, Server can support 255.

The /BASEVIDEO switch is placed after any OS line in the Boot.ini file, to load the standard VGA display driver.

For an Intel x86 system, the following files are needed to boot: Ntldr, Boot.ini, Bootsect.dos, Ntdetect.com, NtBootdd.sys (for SCSI devices with BIOS disabled),. For RISC based systems, the required files are Osloader and *.pal (for Alpha systems only). Ntoskrnl, Hal.dll, System and Device Drivers are required boot files for both RISC and Intel x86 systems.

Anyone with local computer administrative privileges can delete any user's profile (except for the Administrator account profile) under the System Icon, User Profile tab in Control Panel.

Explanation; see answer 25

Executive Services manages processes and memory. Discusses the role of the NT Executive with respect to the three supported subsystems - Windows (16-bit), OS/2 and POSIX.

There are multiple application subsystems in the NT operating system. This allows applications from different operating systems to run in the NT environment.

NT allows 16-bit applications to run and to save their configuration information in the WIN.INI and SYSTEM.INI configuration files.

These, in addition to CONFIG.NT, are the principal files used by the Virtual DOS Machine.

Portable Operating System Interface. POSIX.1 Stands for Systems Application Programming Interface (API) (C Language).
PSXSS.EXE - The POSIX subsystem server
POSIX.EXE - The POSIX console session manager
PSXDLL.DLL - The POSIX dynamic link library

POSIX.EXE is the POSIX console session manager.

PSXSS.EXE is the subsystem server that processes the information from the POSIX subsystem.

The Virtual DOS Machine includes three major components.

Microsoft has developed NT 4.0 and Windows 95 to have a common look and feel.

Hives are analogous to the Root of DOS disk. Keys are like directories on a DOS disk. Values are like files on a DOS disk.

System-created Local Groups obtain their rights from an Operating System generated predetermined set.

The files that are critical to your organization and any files that will change on a daily basis should be backed up daily. Users data, SQL Databases and the Registry are examples of files that change daily. The application directory and the Operating System do not change unless the Administrator updates these locations. These areas should be backed up when changes occur and once a week when a full backup is completed. There are, of course, exceptions to the rule. Every environment is different.

NT Workstation has no provision for software based fault tolerance.

The Boot Sequence starts when NTLDR is loaded by the system. Provides information on the boot process and the editing of BOOT.INI

Use the System Icon in the Control Panel to configure the startup settings.

If you don't control the size of the Registry it can become very large, causing poor performance on the machine. Configuration information is stored in the Registry and should be cleaned up when applications are removed from the system.

NT 4.0 Workstation needs to be shut down properly or you can corrupt system files and /or data files. One correct procedure is to press Ctrl+Alt+Delete then select Shutdown. The other procedure is to select Shut Down... from the Start menu.

You may use the control panel Date/Time applet to control the appearance of date and time on the Workstation.

The NT printer refers to the print driver. The print driver is responsible for the proper formatting of the output.

The License Manager is installed on the NT Server.

Server Manager can be used on NT Workstation, and will identify whether a device is a Domain Controller, Server or Workstation.

To start and stop devices you would use the Devices icon in the Control Panel.

The process is made up of thread(s), these processes contain information about where code and data is store in memory.

To install or remove the multimedia drivers on a NT machine, you would use the Multimedia applet in the Control Panel.

In the Registry under the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE hive is a subkey, SOFTWARE. This subkey contains information about the software that has been installed on the machine.

Hives are like the Root of DOS disk. Keys are like directories on a DOS disk. Values are like files on a DOS disk.

The per-user stores information about the users preferences.

TechNet: Do query search on DisableServerThread and look for article on Registry Entries for Printing. To turn OFF the print browse thread you set the DisableServerThread value in the Registry.

The HKEY_USERS hive contains the registries for the default user and the admin user. Users who log on interactively will have their registry settings stored in their profile path. Their registry settings will come from, in part, the default registry.

The HARDWARE subkey contains information about the hardware that has been installed on the machine.

TechNet: Do query search on BeepEnabled and look for article on Registry Entries for Printing. The BeepEnabled setting in the Registry can be used for notification when printing error occurs.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE contains information about the machine configuration.

TechNet: Do query search on BeepEnabled and look for article on Registry Entries for Printing. The BeepEnabled setting in the Registry can be used for notification when printing error occurs.

The SOFTWARE subkey contains configuration settings for applications, including file associations and communication channels. User preferences are not stored in this area.

The Registry is used to store a large number of configuration settings for the operating system.

The System icon can be used to launch the System Property sheet. Selecting the performance tab and clicking on the virtual memory button will allow you to modify the Virtual Memory settings.

When you log on to NT, it checks the video settings for the machine. If the display type is incorrectly set, the Display Properties screen will be displayed. To resolve the display type problem choose the correct display type and save the configuration settings.

The emergency repair disk, created with the rdisk.exe command, contains the registry and other system configuration files that are compressed.

Because you will be running the application in its own memory space and not a shared memory space, more RAM will be used. Also, because it is running independent of the shared memory space, it will not be able to communicate with any other programs using shared memory space.

DHCP will assign IP addresses to TCP/IP devices on your network. Running a self-test will show which IP address has been assigned. Microsoft TCP/IP Printing Services will allow you to bind an IP address to a MAC address, as well as sending data to a specific port on a TCP/IP device.

Because you've disabled the Guest account, you will need to assign an appropriate user account with permissions to access your computer.

You won't have to reformat the FAT 800MB drive with NTFS, but since file systems must be alike in a volume set, you will have to create a logical partition with NTFS on the FAT drive. Then you would extend the volume set.

You can change the priority of your foreground application by going into the Control Panel's System applet.

You will need to make sure these computers can communicate to your network through its DOS interface so that your computer can access the files for the network installation. The minimum requirement for a Windows NT Workstation installation is 120 MB of free disk space.

You need to have SNMP installed to send traps messages to another workstation. A trap message is sent to a System Management program from an SNMP agent as part of SNMP's network monitoring protocol.

To introduce a TCP/IP printer into your network, you need to provide an IP address and a Printer Name.